'Net Features : toolbarhttp://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/tags/toolbar/default.aspxTags: toolbarenCommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31104.93)buySAFE Toolbar; Safe Shopping Portalhttp://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2008/07/23/buysafe-toolbar-safe-shopping-portal.aspxWed, 23 Jul 2008 13:39:00 GMT1e469e21-c924-44fa-a132-47b5d0a8ad47:5839Pete Prestipino0http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=5839http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2008/07/23/buysafe-toolbar-safe-shopping-portal.aspx#comments<a href="http://buysafe.com"><b>buySAFE</b></a> has announced the release of its buySafe Shopping Advisor, a toolbar that addresses consumer concerns about the risky nature of online shopping and rates merchants on four key areas of online safety and security. The toolbar offers checks on:<br /><br /><font color="#808080">- SSL Encryption: determining if web sites have a valid SSL connection <br />- Website Security: noting if a web is regularly checked for security vulnerabilities <br />- Privacy: letting shoppers know if and how their information is kept private and secure <br />- Bonded Shopping: ensuring that a merchant is bonded &nbsp;</font><br /><br />While SSL Encryption, website security and privacy are obviously important factors in ensuring a premium shopping experience for consumers, that last one should raise a red flag with merchants. buySAFE actually provides a bonded shopping service and as I see it, this toolbar is little more than a way to drive more sales (and in turn more revenue) for both buySAFE and its clients. However, by providing its Safe Shopping Portal - consumers will be more inclined to purchase if they know for certain that merchants are being held responsible for the safe sale and delivery of goods.<br /><br />“<i>buySAFE’s mission it to make every internet shopping experience safe, reliable and trusted.&nbsp; Achieving this lofty goal requires arming internet shoppers with better information so they can make smart and safe buying decisions and eliminating major types of risk, like merchant non-performance through bonding,</i>” said buySAFE CEO Jeff Grass.<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/aggbug.aspx?PostID=5839" width="1" height="1">buysafetoolbarStumbleUpon Enhances Toolbar for Firefox 3http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2008/06/19/StumbleUpon-Enhances-Toolbar-for-Firefox-3.aspxThu, 19 Jun 2008 15:01:00 GMT1e469e21-c924-44fa-a132-47b5d0a8ad47:5699Pete Prestipino0http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=5699http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2008/06/19/StumbleUpon-Enhances-Toolbar-for-Firefox-3.aspx#commentsStumbleUpon this week announced an enhanced version of its toolbar to support the release of Firefox 3, the latest version of Mozilla&#39;s Web browser. The StumbleUpon toolbar now has new bookmarking capabilities and has made enhancements to the current sharing and discovery features, taking advantage of some of the coolest additions to Firefox 3, including the Smart Location Bar and the browser&#39;s improved performance and speed.<br /><br />With the StumbleUpon toolbar on Firefox 3, users will be able to import all of their StumbleUpon &quot;thumbs up&quot; sites to their Firefox 3 bookmarks, and access these past favorites by typing text into the location bar where (using an auto-complete function) which will display matching Stumbles. The toolbar also enables user to share sites they like more quickly and see when they recieve new shares from their SU friends. <br /><br />&quot;The StumbleUpon toolbar for Firefox 3 will greatly improve the way users interact with StumbleUpon,&quot; said Michael Buhr, general manager of StumbleUpon. &quot;Previously, users had to search through all of their past Stumbles to find a site they rated in the past; now they can retrieve that site in seconds with just a few keystrokes.&quot;<br /><br />If you&#39;re already using FireFox 3, you can download the <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/firefox3"><b>enhanced StumbleUpon toolbar</b></a>.<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/aggbug.aspx?PostID=5699" width="1" height="1">toolbarstumbleupon